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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1905
Page
9
A reader proposes a publicity stunt for $25 by distributing aluminum ash trays printed with a puzzle. Delivering trays citywide would engage passersby and subway riders, with the puzzle promised upon payment to Mrs. B K Bloch of New York.
A judges letter from the Herald Globe and Post editors endorses Mrs. B K Bloch for the $25 prize for an idea after reviewing many letters. They also note Mr Geo L Keenan of Roxbury as a strong candidate for a second prize and suggest compensation if approved. The ad ends with a reminder to shop at MacDonnell's.
The Connecticut cities and towns puzzle answers include Goodspeeds Newtown Mystic Rainbow Rockfall and Highland Bolton and Meriden Riverbank Bloomfield Waterbury Woodstock. Today's Post announces 53 more winners and praises readers nationwide for fair play and keen puzzle solving in this large scale contest.
Bridgewater 1806 letters recount courtship of Mr Revere and others, with vivid social scenes at assemblies and balls. The writer describes rides, parlors, early marriages, rival suitors, and family gossip, ending with a note on brass kettle dances for elder sisters.
Frank Hughes, injured in a June 29, 1902 wreck on the Midland road, spent 18 months in a state asylum and a stint in the penitentiary for bicycle theft after a memory blackout. He regains self knowledge after an abscess broke, but his wife and daughters are absent, and his Cripple Creek mining property valued at 820000 vanished while he was jailed.
Raymond Barrows 23, once a jewelry factory worker, battles illness in a bare attic while pursuing high school studies to become a minister. He enrolled as a freshman three weeks ago, fell ill, and now remains home bound with his wife and mother-in-law caring for him as he plans to study all winter.
The article explains the ostrich normally uses a two foot stride but when alarmed it makes 14 foot steps capable of 25 miles per hour. It notes ostriches flamingoes and cranes extend strides only when excited and that running involves both feet leaving the ground in rapid jumps, giving the impression one foot stays on the ground.
A Tuesday sale lists a china lemonade pitcher height of 14 inches, described as highly decorated. Price reduction indicated from 2.50 dollars, with no final sale price specified.
Some individuals still fail to follow award rules despite clear emphasis on compliance and the importance of fair process. The text notes ongoing noncompliance and hints at consequences for violators.
Winners announced for the Connecticut Cities and Towns puzzle with first prize a gold watch awarded to E Linderholm of Cambridge Massachusetts. Second prize a silver watch to Flora Welch of Salem Massachusetts. Third prize a silver watch to H B Holland of Waterville Maine.
A list of prize winners receiving gun metal watches, detailing names and addresses across Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine. The compilation includes Irving C. Austin H H Almington Mrs E M Berry and many others from Reading Boston York Beach Wollaston Everett Melrose Chelsea Taunton Somerville Roxbury and more with street numbers and towns.
The article warns contestants to submit answers by 6 o clock Thursday and to keep coupons neat. It highlights Rhode Island cities in the current week’s puzzle and notes Arcadia as the toughest second part. Winners must have not won previously, and every Sunday Post reader is eligible.
Watches awarded to successful contestants will be sent by prepaid express to the addresses listed within days. The William H. Brine Company at Tremont Street Boston handles delivery. No watches will be issued at the Brine store and delays should be reported to the Business ton Post.
Fifty three watches are awarded each week to contestants with the nearest correct answers if fewer than fifty three correct responses are received. A watch is not promised for every correct answer. Ties are resolved by the Puzzle Editor, whose decision is final.
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